Vicky Pattison has been flooded with support after she shared an emotional update on her fertility journey. The former Geordie Shore star shared in April that she had decided to have her eggs frozen.
She said at the time that while it wasn't the right time for her to have children yet, her body 'doesn't have the luxury of loads of time' and she had realised that 'in her heart' that she wants to have kids. Vicky had already made the first step towards having the procedure, which preserves a woman's fertility so she can try and have children at a later date, by going for tests.
Then before Christmas, the former I'm a Celebrity Queen of the Jungle has officially started the process as she visited a clinic to undergo fertility testing and will be fertilising eggs.
But in a fresh update, Vicky has shared that another ovarian cyst has halted her attempt to freeze her eggs in a difficult blow to the 35-year-old and her partner Ercan Ramadan, 38.
On Tuesday (January 31), Vicky opened up about how she cried all day after finding out her fertility treatment would be ‘wasted’ if it went ahead as planned after doctors located a cyst that has to be removed before they can proceed. She admitted that she feels deflated ‘as if someone had let all the air out of a balloon’ after she couldn’t freeze her eggs as planned.
"Unfortunately yesterday didn’t go as planned and I have another cyst on one of my ovaries,’ Vicky told her Instagram followers alongside a picture of herself in the clinic. "As the injections I would have to administer as part of my fertility treatment are predominantly oestrogen - rather than stimulating the ovary follicles which is what we want to happen- it would end up instead primarily feeding the cyst and treatment would be wasted."
She went on: "I'm naturally a little bit disappointed and spent most of yesterday crying and just feeling super drained- it was as if someone had let all the air out of a balloon. But I suppose that was just all the angst and nervous energy leaving my body and making me feel like a human raisin.
"This is pretty common and as I am beginning to learn these journeys aren't often linear and there may be plenty more ups and downs for me as I go. So I need to brace myself for that and be thankful that I'm in a position to have options- which I truly am. And I want more women to know that it isn't easy for lots of us.. and you're not alone. No matter how it may feel."
The reality star concluded her post "I've made my peace with this today- I'm going back to work, I'm going to focus on other things and I will try again next month." And her post was quickly inundated with messages from her celebrity pals and followers who wanted to show their support.
Former Love Island star Dr Alex George commented: "Sending you all my love." Fellow reality star Charlotte Dawson replied: "Sending so much love babe." Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh echoed: "Sending you loads of love." Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden wrote: "Lots of love to you darling."
Singer and theatre star Alexandra Burke posted: "You’re helping so many others by sharing your journey darling. Sending you big hugs and love. Here whenever you need me," while Little Mix's Perrie Edwards simply posted a string of hearts.
It comes after Vicky said she 'spiraled' when her period was late. "My period arrived late this month. Only by a couple of days and normally I wouldn't mind- but because this month the first day of my cycle signalled the start of my fertility treatment- I have drove myself insane until it arrived lastnight." she said in a previous Instagram post.
"I think I've just built it all up soooo much I just totally lost my head! I proper spiralled & got a bit stressed & despite doing all sorts to take me mind off it my period & the fact that it hadn't arrived was all I could think about. I suppose I've underestimated how much this process means to me. I do really want to be a mam, & to have a family- but I just want to do it when the time is right. And egg freezing is a huge step towards that & I was abit silly to not give it the gravity it deserved.
"Super pleased that my period has finally arrived- thank god! Typical that the awkward prick would arrive on a Saturday morning- when the clinic is closed & not open again til Monday meaning that my little journey is starting almost a week later than I planned- which of course is absolutely nothing in the big scheme of things when you consider this is to try & guarantee future happiness but because I've just been so fixated on this timeline it's easy to stress over the littlest inconvenience! However dramatic it might seem.. it just all feels huge to me & now I just feel like I'm sitting here in limbo..
"I don't know how I'll be over the next couple of weeks- whether I'll really struggle or it won't be so bad. I don't know if I'll find sharing my journey with you really cathartic or if I'll feel a bit overwhelmed & reclusive- but I know I need to do what's right for me & exercise a little bit of self care- as stress clearly isn't the best environment for healthy, happy little eggs is it?!"
She then added: "So you'll probably find me doing very little over the next couple of weeks- spending time with the doggos, wearing pjs & being kind to myself. I'll try and keep you updated but who knows how I'll feel... this is a super personal thing & I'd imagine how everyone deals with it is different so we'll see eh?! Wish me luck and I hope you all have a lovely weekend."
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